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https://drivepatents.com/patents/1098378 · 12 Feb 2003
An air cleaner intake door (16) is provided. An air cleaner (10) with at least one sidewall (18) and an opening defined in the sidewall has a door (16) mounted over the opening. The door (16) is rotationally movable between an open and a closed position an...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1098742 · 29 Jan 2003
This invention relates to an engine torque controller for spark ignition internal combustion engines and more specifically for direct injection engines. The invention provides a torque controller and a method of controlling torque for an engine, in which t...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1098748 · 29 Jan 2003
A device for coupling an input shaft (24) and an output shaft (26) is provided. The device preferably includes a carrier coupled to the input shaft, a hydraulic pump (14) coupled to the carrier and the output shaft, a hydraulic conduit (16) coupled to the ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1099423 · 2 Jan 2003
A method of controlling an internal combustion engine is provided. The engine has an engine controller and an electronically controlled throttle including a throttle control motor driven by a throttle control circuit. The method includes detecting an open ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1099947 · 4 Dec 2002
A method and system for controlling a multimedia system to activate and deactivate a plurality of multimedia applications. The method includes monitoring a two-level switch, wherein the switch is activated by depressing the switch, determining whether the ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1100079 · 27 Nov 2002
The present invention provides apparatuses and methods for restricting the ability to input information into an input/output device mounted within a vehicle. In a preferred embodiment, an output of an input/output device is movable between first and second...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1100250 · 20 Nov 2002
A fuel tank has a neck 26 into which a flange 32 of a level sender unit 24 is to be sealed. A seal gasket 40 surrounds the neck and is received between converging seal surfaces 42 and 44, one on the neck and the other on the flange, and the outside of the ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1100985 · 16 Oct 2002
The arrangement has an expansion element (4) with three connections (11.1-11.3) for coolant lines. Coolant at high pressure flows to one of two connecting lines (11.1,11.2) depending on the manner of operation. Different flow paths for the expansion of the...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1101390 · 2 Oct 2002
A control system is provided for the drive system of automotive vehicles. A control determines a combination of torque to be applied from an integrated starter-generator and compression torque to be applied from an engine. The combination of the integrated...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1101460 · 25 Sep 2002
An adaptive cruise control system is provided for tracking a target vehicle (VT) through a curve. The adaptive cruise control system tests whether the target vehicle (VT) is traveling along the curve or whether the target vehicle (VT) is changing lanes. Th...